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Career Fair & Interview Tips

Career Fair & Interview Tips. 9/26/2011. Quick Résumé Reminders. ALWAYS SEND IN PDF FORMAT Length KEEP TO ONE PAGE Format Education First Work Experience Second Leadership and Extra Curricular Activities Third Additional Last Help

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Career Fair & Interview Tips

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  1. Career Fair& Interview Tips 9/26/2011

  2. Quick Résumé Reminders • ALWAYS SEND IN PDF FORMAT • Length • KEEP TO ONE PAGE • Format • Education First • Work Experience Second • Leadership and Extra Curricular Activities Third • Additional Last • Help • Every Monday from 11:30 am to 12:20 and Tuesdays 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm you can attend a Quality Résumé Writing Workshop in the Lear Center

  3. Tonight's Meeting Outline 1. Researching prospective companies • Know the companies that you plan to speak with 2. Introducing yourself to prospective employers • Be prepared to introduce yourself confidently 3. Elevator speech • Know exactly what you want to say about yourself 4. Interviews • Know your résumé and be ready to answer questions

  4. Researching Companies • Know Companies That You Plan To Speak With • Prospective employers will be impressed if you have knowledge of their firm’s culture, recent news, job openings, etc. • Good Sources • Company’s career website • Bloomberg • SEC Filings • Google • LinkedIn

  5. Introduction/Elevator Speech • Introduction • Introducing yourself confidently to prospective employers starts the conversation off on the right foot • Firmly shake hands and exchange names • Tell the employer why you are interested in their company and what exactly you hope to do • Segue into elevator speech • Elevator Speech

  6. Interviews • Preparation • Know your Résumé • Be prepared to tell your story • Know the company that you are interviewing with • Know the position you are interviewing for • Interview Types • Fit Based • Technical Based • Behavioral • Brain Teasers

  7. Interviews Types • Fit Based • Main Objective: • To see if the applicant will fit well with the people and culture of the company • Common Questions: • Tell me about a recent problem and how you solved it? • What do you like to do when your not working? • Tips: • Be yourself, know what people at the company like to do, Hunting, Sports, Etc. • Technical Based • Main Objective: • To see if the applicant has a good understanding of the technical aspects of Finance • Common Questions: • What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model? • Can you walk $10 of depreciation through the three financial statements? • Tips: • Be well versed in financial lingo, have someone in the industry do a mock interview to help you prepare

  8. Interviews Types • Behavioral • Main Objective: • To see if the applicant can talk about how past experiences will help them in this new position, to see if the applicant will fit well in the company • Common Questions: • Give me an example of a time when you motivated others? • Give ma an example of when you used fact finding skills to solve a problem? • Tips: • Try to illustrate to the interviewer how past experiences will help you in the future • Brain Teasers • Main Objective: • To see if the applicant can think quickly and intelligently walk the interviewer through their thought process • Common Questions: • Complex multiplication and division questions • How many parking meters are in New York? • Tips: • Be sure to review basic multiplication and division, Look at guides

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  10. Golf Outing When: Friday, September 30th, 2011 Time: 3 PM Where: Hawk Hollow Golf Course located in Bath, MI Cost: $25.00 Details: This is the chance for members to interact with recruiters. The format of this event will be a 9-hole scramble. Following the golf there will be a banquet style dinner and awards ceremony.

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